Frick's Bar

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  Back in 1975, the year I graduated from the High School located directly across the street.  It's a damn wonder I didn't flunk out.   You see, back in 75, they changed the drinking age to 18, so a large group of us High School students would walk across the street and get drunk at Fricks during lunchtime before heading back to classes.
  
  If only those pressed-board paneling walls could talk

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  Posted on 06.25.13 Buck J.

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  If you're looking for cheap beer, pool, a juke box, and some Keno, then this is the best place in Midland.  If you're looking for a fine dining experience, then you're an idiot thinking you'll get it here.

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  Posted on 03.08.12 Kenny H.

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  Still a good burger and friendly service, but the crowd is no longer from the college... Now it's REALLY OLD!

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  Posted on 05.24.11 PG B.

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  I can't write a better review than Adam about this place. But . . .I will say that because this place is just so sterotypically Midwest. so Mid-Michigan,  so white trash - it should have 5 stars. Two stars only for the prices, plaid carpet (you can't say it clashes or doesn't fit the scene), and for the...sigh...for the memories.

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  Posted on 07.15.09 Nick H.

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  Great place. The staff are fun and friendly. The prices are reasonable and they have the cheapest pitchers in town. The burgers are known as some of the best in the area. There are eleven pool tables (the most in Midland). Fricks is also one of the largest (if not the largest) bar in Midland. It has an Internet juke box so you can listen to what you want. It is my suggestion that you come out and give Fricks a try.

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  Posted on 05.11.09 Captain H.

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  I have to agree with the writer! I have tried on more than one occasion to go in.The stench at the front door has turned us around every time.

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  Posted on 03.26.09 Anthony T.

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  Frick's. I don't even know what the hell they were thinking when they named this place. I sure hope there isn't someone walking around with the name "Frick." That would be a damn shame.
  
  Frick's is the epitome of everything that is wrong with mid-Michigan. Maybe a good sign of a lot of things that are just wrong about Michigan in general. The instant you open the door you are punched in the face with the fumes from a million cigarettes. You cannot stand in the doorway for more than 3 seconds without your entire ensemble of clothes smelling like you smoke 10 packs a day. Nevermind that, let's travel inside the bar.
  
  Lovely plaid carpet, straight off the Red Green Show, adorns this place. I didn't know pool players were so into plaid, but this is mid-Michigan... It all melds together perfectly with the wood paneling on the walls. It gives it that certain hunter-esque feel that makes so many of the mid-Michigan locals feel right at home. Cut down a few trees, shoot a few deer, and come on in to Frick's to unwind.
  
  The pool tables have seen better days. As far as a pool hall goes, there are certainly a lot nicer and larger tables around too. I guess they were going more for volume here. The tables have runs in them, the pool sticks around all suck and are wobbly. And, well, their stuff just sucks here. That doesn't matter, I don't really play pool all that much anyway. Let's go get a drink.
  
  Want anything "fancier" than Bacardi? You probably won't get it. What the hell was I thinking? If you're walking up to the bar to order, be prepared to wait. Even if they aren't that busy. I don't know why, but those are just the facts of life. You're better off squatting at a table and waiting for a waitress to come around. It might take you that same ten minutes, but once she does stop by, you'll at least get checked on fairly consistently.
  
  The best thing about Frick's has got to be their prices. Of course, I'm just coming back from living in Los Angeles for a little over a year... so maybe I'm not the best judge on that. It seemed like an alright deal to me though. A few beers, a couple mixed drinks, and I was only down about $10 before tip. You can't turn your nose up at that.
  
  So what are you waiting for? Come hang out with mid-Michigan's finest high-school dropouts at Frick's bar. The ultimate in service, quality, convenience, and status can be had right here in Midland, MI.

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  Posted on 12.04.08 Adam W.

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